HISTORY OF NURSING EDUCATION EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What roles did men play in early nursing? Answer: Men served as
medicine men, shamans, and tribal leaders.
◉ What significant change occurred in nursing during the Early
Christian Era? Answer: Nursing became more organized with the
appointment of deaconesses to care for the sick, poor, and widows.
◉ What was a major issue with nursing in Early Modern Europe?
Answer: Nurses were often poorly educated, untrained, and sometimes
involved in misconduct.
◉ Who is Florence Nightingale and why is she important? Answer:
Florence Nightingale established nursing as a profession, emphasizing
sanitation, education, and data collection.
◉ What were the conditions of nursing before the Civil War in the
United States? Answer: There were no nursing schools, formal training,
or credentials.
◉ What impact did the Civil War have on nursing? Answer: It improved
public opinion of women working outside the home and laid the
groundwork for professional nursing.
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What roles did men play in early nursing? Answer: Men served as
medicine men, shamans, and tribal leaders.
◉ What significant change occurred in nursing during the Early
Christian Era? Answer: Nursing became more organized with the
appointment of deaconesses to care for the sick, poor, and widows.
◉ What was a major issue with nursing in Early Modern Europe?
Answer: Nurses were often poorly educated, untrained, and sometimes
involved in misconduct.
◉ Who is Florence Nightingale and why is she important? Answer:
Florence Nightingale established nursing as a profession, emphasizing
sanitation, education, and data collection.
◉ What were the conditions of nursing before the Civil War in the
United States? Answer: There were no nursing schools, formal training,
or credentials.
◉ What impact did the Civil War have on nursing? Answer: It improved
public opinion of women working outside the home and laid the
groundwork for professional nursing.
